Above: Monroe County Commissioner Sharon Laverdure looks at the decorated keystones painted to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country. Each township will have a keystone painted honoring it. They will be displayed at the municipal buildings. On Wednesday, they were displayed for the Founders’ Day celebration at the courthouse in Stroudsburg. KRISTINE PORTER/TIMES NEWS

Left: These are two of the many keystones decorated to represent their townships in Monroe County. The Tobyhanna keystone was painted by Gail Odonoghue and Art Storm. The Polk Township one beside it was painted by Linda Stockman-Connors.